Ohio Republican incumbent Senator Mike DeWine reached a new low in negative campaigning today when he used images of the American tragedy of 9/11 to smear his opponent in the U. S. Senate campaign, Ohio Congressman Sherrod Brown.

It is not the first time DeWine has used underhanded distortions in a campaign. During his failed bid against American hero and astronaut Senator John Glenn an Ohio newspaper reported the DeWine campaign claiming, “?if Glenn had his way the Berlin Wall still would be standing and former Soviet republics still would be enslaved.” [Columbus Dispatch, 10/27/92]

OK, I sent out an email to the peeps already but wanted everyone to know that there will be no Drinking Liberally Delaware tonight. We’re having it next week so that everyone can go see the Delaware Couny Democratic Party screening of An Inconvenient Truth! I have a friend’s wedding to go to or I’d be there too. Hopefully there will be another showing. Be sure to show your support to a county that is increasingly important and increasingly going purple to blue!

NOW we have word on the street that Republican Mike DeWine is running attack ads on TV against Sherrod Brown. Attacks ads? In mid July? Holy internal polls batman, this looks like horrible news for Republican Mike DeWine. Quick! Get the Swiftboat Veterans for DeWine on the phone! This one’s losing blood doctor! Stat!

“We are furious that the religious right has made Jesus into a Republican. That’s idolatry,” Campolo said. “To recreate Jesus in your own image rather than allowing yourself to be created in Jesus’ image is what’s wrong with politics.”